Cat and mouse game between Bumrah and Arshdeep, a unique race is going on in the World Cup
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Arshdeep, who left Jasprit Bumrah behind by taking 35 wickets in the T-20 World Cup, said that he is working with bowling coach Morne Morkel on how he can remain active. How can I dominate the batsmen, how can I adapt myself to the conditions and how can I change my game.
Arshdeep Singh overtakes Jasprit Bumrah’s 33 wickets against Zimbabwe, now he has 35 wickets in his name in the World Cup
New Delhi. Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh said that he is still learning from his senior teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj to adjust to the conditions and dominate the batsmen. Arshdeep kept the pressure on Zimbabwe’s batsmen in the Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup here and took three wickets for only 24 runs. With this performance, Arshdeep Singh also broke Bumrah’s record.
After India’s 72-run win, Arshdeep told reporters, “I am the youngest in our bowling group. The team shows confidence in me. If you get a chance to bowl two overs in the power play, then the chances of taking wickets increase because at that time the batsmen try to play risky shots to score runs.”
Bumrah’s record broken
Arshdeep, who left Jasprit Bumrah behind by taking 35 wickets in the T-20 World Cup, said that he is working with bowling coach Morne Morkel on how he can remain active. How can I dominate the batsmen, how can I adapt myself to the conditions and how can I change my game. I have very good bowling partners like Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya Bhai to support me. Arshdeep was asked whether scoring a huge score of 256 helped the bowlers, he said, “We were not paying attention to how many runs we scored. We just wanted to bowl as per our strategy and maintain our level. We always have a target in mind, like a score of 160 or 180 depending on the wicket and field conditions.
don’t look at runs
The left-arm fast bowler said that we always try to raise our level as a bowling unit. It’s good to get an extra 20, 30, 40, 70 runs but our focus is on raising our level as a bowling unit. India will now face two-time champions West Indies in Kolkata on March 1 for a place in the semi-finals, which will be a knockout match.
Arshdeep knows what the challenge is ahead of him. He said, “West Indies performed well in the middle overs against South Africa, so I think they can also adapt to the situation, but we will make our strategy looking at the wicket and the conditions.